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StarCraft's new game mirrors today's real-world conflicts
Creative director Dan Hay says the sci-fi series' themes of faction conflict and betrayal feel remarkably current.
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Creative director Dan Hay says the sci-fi series' themes of faction conflict and betrayal feel remarkably current. StarCraft's stories about imperfect characters, resource wars, and political betrayal closely mirror today's headlines despite being science fiction. Originally reported by TechRadar.
StarCraft feels remarkably topical today
Creative director Dan Hay says the series' stories and characters closely mirror current real-world events, despite being set in a sci-fi universe.
New shooter coming in 2030
Blizzard revealed a first-person, open-world StarCraft shooter at BlizzCon. The game will be story-driven and focus on tension and high stakes.
Heroes learn through imperfection
The new game will explore how characters become heroes by learning from mistakes. Even villains aren't what they seem at first.
“The way in which you are a hero is that you are going to learn how to become one.”
A frontier of warring factions
StarCraft depicts asymmetric factions that disagree, use brinkmanship against each other, and fight over resources. Sound familiar?
“When you think about our world today, and you think about what is StarCraft? It's a bit of a frontier.”
Politics, betrayal, and people left behind
The series explores intrigue and abandonment. Hay says these themes aren't far from today's headlines.
Sci-fi that translates to reality
Despite being set in another universe, StarCraft's themes and characters feel very close to moments people could experience today.
“It feels very close in terms of themes and characters and moments that you could experience today.”
What to remember
StarCraft's stories about imperfect characters, resource wars, and political betrayal closely mirror today's headlines despite being science fiction.
